[dash] search field default string not translated

does not appear translated in unity 3d either in natty for simplified chinese

In unity. "Search" and "Shortcuts" are both set up for translation in source. But the source pkg's pot file does not show these (and some other) messages. The po files in the source pkg thus do not contain these messages for translation.

I updated the pot file, now these messages are present.

I updated the zh_CN.po file, and now these messages are present.

I added fake translations to the zh_CN.po file, converted it into unity.mo, and put it here: /usr/share/locale-langpack/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/unity.

I rebooted and both strings are "translated" (they have "zh_CN" in them). See attached.

So translations work for _unity_, the source pkg just needs to be handled normally regarding the translation cycle.

unity-2d needs to be checked.

In this context (the search boxes), which gettext domain carries the translations of "Search" and "Files & Folders" and "Applications" as displayed:
"Search Applications"
"Search Files & Folders"

?

Without this information I cannot verify the fix in custom cases that do not yet have up-to-date mo files.

Florian, can you please add to the bug the exact messages that are looked up through gettext, and, for each, the domains.

thanks,
Kyle

"Search", domain is 'unity-2d'
"Files & Folders", domain is 'unity'
"Applications", domain is 'unity'

Note that this is for the maverick version.

More on this: These strings come from the .place files which can be found in /usr/share/unity/places/. Each place has its own gettext domain, specified in the .place file. For example the domain for files.place is unity-place-files.

.place files differs a bit on Maverick and Natty:

* On Maverick we have the following interesting entries:

[Entry:Files]
Name=Files & Folders
Description=Find documents, downloads, and other files

* On Natty:
[Entry:Files]
Name=Files & Folders
Description=Find documents, downloads, and other files
SearchHint=Search Files & Folders

This means on Maverick we must use "Search %1" ("unity-2d" domain) and replace %1 with the value of the Entry:Files/Name key ("unity-place-files" domain)

On Natty we must instead use the value of the Entry:Files/SearchHint ("unity-place-files" domain)

Marking the Unity (Ubuntu) bug task Fix Released based on testing done with the Oct. 4 daily image of Ubuntu 11.10 - this is no longer reproducible.

Marking as "Fix Released" on Unity project too based on comment #8.